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2014 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 165
Celebrating the life of Joseph Albert Day.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 6, 2014

 

WHEREAS, Joseph Albert Day of Burkeville, a man of faith who loved people and had many friends, died on January 28, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Albert “Bert” Day graduated from Nottoway High School and attended Saint Paul’s College in Lawrenceville; and

WHEREAS, Bert Day was a cheerful presence among his family, friends, and neighbors; he possessed a generosity of spirit and was fun-loving; fishing was one of his favorite hobbies; and

WHEREAS, faith was a vital part of Bert Day’s life; he enjoyed fellowship and worship at Mt. Gilead Full Gospel Church in Richmond; he was baptized at Gravel Hill Baptist Church in Jetersville when he was young and previously had worshipped at the Jesus Center in Appomattox; and

WHEREAS, Bert Day was a friend to many people around his central Virginia home, all of whom will miss him dearly; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by a sister, Sandra, Bert Day will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by his mother, Mattie; sisters, Jeanette, Mattie, Mabel, Daisy, Judith, and Joyce; brother William; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Joseph Albert Day of Burkeville, a man of faith who loved people and had many friends; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Joseph Albert Day as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.